Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 89.6% less likely to die by suicide
Lithuania has a suicide rate of 22.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 89.7% more likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
see 37.8% less spent on your healthcare
Lithuania spends $4,127 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 49.1% fewer doctors per person
Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 67.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
Life
have 51.8% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, approximately 2.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Kuwait, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.2% more likely to have internet access
In Lithuania, approximately 89.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kuwait, about 100.0% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 34.7% less on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 51.5% more on education
Lithuania spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 5.5 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 90.5% less likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 46.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Lithuania, road accidents kill 6.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.8 times more electricity
Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 96.4% less home broadband
Lithuania has 27.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 1774.4 times more strain on fresh water
Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 15.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Lithuania, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 5.3 times more CO2
Lithuania emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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